MWD/LWD Manufacturers and Suppliers

By Kemas Antonius

Please participate in this DD/MWD/LWD survey. Thank you.

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MWD/LWD MANUFACTURERS

Some information written here are taken from respectively websites of manufacturers.

1. General Electric Oilfield Technology (GE OFT) (GE + Sondex)

This company has involved in the oilfield industry for more than 30 years now. They are manufacturing many oilfield equipment used by leading operators and service companies in the world. At the beginning they only provide the well known positive pulse Tensor MWD system, but due to their acquisition of Sondex few years ago, they now have the negative and electromagnetics MWD systems. Besides MWD tools, GE also provides LWD systems, like Gamma Ray and Resistivity tools. How about the price? That all depends on your requirements, whether you need for directional only, directional + gamma, or directional + gamma + resistivity. Just contact one of their representatives nearby you for more information about the price and the support.

Website: http://ge-energy.com

2. Kambi Enterprises Inc.

Kambi, as stated on their website, is a MWD services dedicated company, located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They design and manufacture their own tools based on GE Tensor design and technology. They have a variety of MWD systems arranging from positive pulse (PP), continous wave electromagnetic (CW-EM) to PP/CW-EM combination. They also invented Rotary Flow Switch (RFS) to extend the battery life for longer running hours. Good news is some of these tools can work together or are fully compatible to GE Tensor tools and existing Landing Muleshoe Subs. For LWD system, they only provide Gamma Ray. How about the price? Once again, it is based on what you need for your project. Just an indication for you, their prices are bit lower than GE prices.

Website: http://kambi.ca

3. National Oilwell Varco – MD Totco

National Oilwell Varco (NOV) is a well-known company in the world which provides solutions for almost all drilling activities, including directional drilling/MWD.  They manufacture the MWD system called “BlackStar Electromagnetic (EM) MWD” which is another good alternative for your MWD needs. Please call their representatives in your country to get more information.

Website: http://nov.com

4. Tolteq

Tolteq is solving tomorrow’s MWD problems with solutions that work today. Advanced Tolteq tools fit in existing systems yet include innovative and advanced features. Buy the needed piece and get a solution that fits into the next generation of MWD tools.

Website: http://tolteq.com

5. Applied Technology Associates

“Applied Technologies Associates (ATA) designs, builds, and manufactures oil industry technology products. Borehole surveying instruments (both gyroscopic and magnetic), MWD (measurement while drilling) systems, and production logging systems comprise the bulk of our products. Our sister company, Scientific Drilling (SDI), uses technology developed by ATA to provide services to the oil industry, including borehole surveying, wireline steering, MWD, production logging, and more. Scientific Drilling is an international company with offices located world-wide in most major oil producing areas.”

Website: http://www.ata-sd.com/

6. APS Technology

APS Technology has assembled the most experienced independent MWD/LWD design team in the world. Our engineers, technicians, toolmakers and machinists create the world’s most advanced and reliable electromechanical, instrumentation and sensor designs. APS is committed to delivering field performance and design confidence worldwide for all your off-the-shelf and custom MWD/LWD needs.

Website: http://www.aps-tech.com/

7. Gearhart Companies

Gearhart has developed a new range of high quality digital surveying tools from full Directional Measurement While Drilling tools to single shot memory tools.

Website: http://gearhartcompanies.com/

8. NovaDrill

NovaDrill is advanced technology that provides a complete integrated directional drilling and formation evaluation system for today’s drilling markets.

Website: http://www.novadrill.com/

9. PathFinder

PathFinder’s core business lies in Logging-while-drilling and Measurement-while-drilling Services, Directional Drilling Services and Down-hole Drilling Motors. They also offer measurement-while-drilling products and services, which use down-hole tools to help locate and direct the tool string to the intended target.

Website: http://www.pathfinderlwd.com/

10. TeleDrill

Teledrill™, Inc.’s mission is to provide the drilling industry with the unique capability to significantly increase the ROP (Rate of Penetration) and simultaneously deliver MWD (Measurement While Drilling) and gamma ray information with a single tool. The Teledrill™ is a compact, user friendly, energy efficient, and reliable tool tool that produces important economic advantages over existing technology.

Website: http://www.teledrill.com/

11. Extreme Engineering

Extreme Engineering is a multi-talented, multi-faceted group of industry experts focused on developing and manufacturing custom MWD and LWD drilling telemetry systems based upon mud-pulse telemetry, electromagnetic telemetry, and acoustic telemetry. Extreme Engineering also offers as a service MWD and LWD downhole wellbore monitoring systems for oil and gas drilling operators, highlighted by XPulse, the most advanced unmanned wellbore monitoring system on the market.

Website: http://www.extremeeng.com

12. Mostar Directional Technologies

Mostar knows how directional should be done. When it comes to technological advances in directional drilling/MWD, simplified customer interactions, downhole tool production, engineering and design, R&D, even ASNT inspection.

Website: http://mostardirectional.com/

MWD/LWD SUPPLIERS/REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE

Basically all manufacturers are also suppliers. They do repair and maintenance as well. Below I only will list companies which are dedicated in developing. manufacturing, supplying parts and/or repair and maintenance, not the whole set or system.

Other companies to be available soon.

OILFIELD BATTERIES SUPPLIERS

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Last updated: August 18, 2010.